normalcy; normality; normal
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to concern; to be related
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
plural; multiple; several
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
failure; mistake; blunder
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
optimism; taking an optimistic view
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
very likely; very probable
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
indicate reason; infers some protest
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
with a start; with a jump
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
everything; anything; nothing
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to surround; to crowd around
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
accomplishment; execution
inspection; examination; survey
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
step; stride; counter for steps
silence (not speaking); muteness
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically